Canada working to close the gender gap for women in peace operations

Women make up 14 per cent of Canada’s deployment to Mali, which is higher than the UN average of four per cent of military troops.

Traffic technicians unpack and sort through supplies delivered by a CC-130 Hercules aircraft in support of Operation Presence–Mali to Camp Castor in Gao, Mali, in July. DND photograph courtesy of MCpl Jennifer Kusche

Opinion

BY LIBERAL MP SERGE CORMIER

November 21, 2018

One year ago, Canada hosted the United Nations Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial in Vancouver, where 80 UN member states and five international organizations came together to discuss how we can do peacekeeping better and differently. As we mark the one-year anniversary of this important summit, now i...

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